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Unlocking the MIND Act: The Senate To Take on the Challenge of Neurotechnology

September 25, 2025 By Sara Pullen

On September 24, 2025, Ranking Member Cantwell (D-Wash.), Leader Schumer (D-NY), and Senator Markey (D-Mass.) announced they will introduce the “Management of Individuals’ Neural Data Act of 2025” (“MIND Act”).  If enacted, the MIND Act will direct the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to conduct a comprehensive study and report on the collection, processing, storage, sale, […]

Filed Under: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection, Health Privacy, Neuroprivacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Regulation Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health Information Security, Neuroprivacy, Privacy, Senate

Washington AG’s Office Updates FAQs for My Health My Data Act

January 24, 2024 By Dorian Simmons and Hyun Jai Oh

The Office of the Attorney General of Washington (the “AG”) has updated the Frequently Asked Questions (the “FAQs”) for the Washington My Health My Data Act (the “Act” or “Washington Act”) to provide guidance on the AG’s position concerning whether businesses must publish standalone consumer health data privacy policies under the Act. The update, first […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Data Protection, Health Information Security, Privacy, Regulatory Enforcement, US State Law

California Mandates COVID Exposure and Outbreak Reporting to Employees, Government Agencies

September 23, 2020 By Daniel Felz and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 (“AB685”) into law.  AB685 amends a number of portions of California’s Labor Code to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  In addition to provisions that regulate reopening activities at California worksites, AB685 introduces two new COVID-related notification obligations for California employers: (1) a requirement […]

Filed Under: Advisories, California, Cybersecurity, Health Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Health Information Security, Regulatory Enforcement

White Paper on Privacy Issues in Proposed New National Medical Claims Database

September 30, 2019 By Peter Swire

Prof. Peter Swire, Elizabeth and Thomas Holder Chair at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird, has published a new white paper on “Possible Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Breach issues in the Proposed National Medical Claims Database Under Section 303 of S. 1895.” Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy Tagged With: Health Information Security, HIPAA, Senate

German DPAs Issue DPIA Blacklists; Many Companies Likely to be Affected

May 30, 2018 By Daniel Felz

The GDPR entered into force on May 25, 2018.  One of the GDPR’s core going-forward obligations is the duty to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) over processing activities that create a “high risk” to individuals’ privacy.  DPIAs constitute an important aspect of GDPR compliance, as they arguably replace the notifications of processing systems and […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, Germany, International, Mobile Privacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Big Data, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR, GDPR Implementation, German Data Protection, German DPAs, Germany, Health Information Security, Regulatory Enforcement

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